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Russian forces advanced in street fighting in Popasna, with Ukrainian forces giving some ground in the city.

April 29, 2022 Popasna, Luhansk

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Stefan Korshak (Substack) Ukrainska Pravda Kyiv Independent UNIAN Censor.NET

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Russian Federation (military_unit) Ukrainian Armed Forces (military_unit) Popasna (location) Russian army (military_unit) artillery (weapon_system) Severodonetsk (location) secondary school (location) Luhansk Region (location) Russian troops (military_unit) Rubizhne (location) Russian military (military_unit) Novodruzhesk (location) SES (organization) Hirske (location) Orikhove (location) Sievierodonetsk (location) Volunteers (person) 2 local residents (person) Citizen of Vinnytsia (person) Police (organization) Sievierodonetsk hospital (location) Russian forces (military_unit) sabotage and reconnaissance group (military_unit) grenade launcher (weapon_system) Serhii Haidai (person) Russian sabotage and reconnaissance group (military_unit) Mykhailo Pankov (person) Armed Forces of Ukraine (military_unit) Lysychansk (location) Luhansk Oblast (location) Ukrainian forces (military_unit) Russian DRG (military_unit) Evacuation organizers (organization) Russian reconnaissance and sabotage group (military_unit) Russian occupying forces (military_unit) Russian Armed Forces (military_unit) Artemivsk (location) National Police of Ukraine (organization) Serhiy Haidai (person) Lisichansk (location) Horne (location) Pryvillia (location) Svetlichne (location) Russian Airborne Forces (military_unit) 24th Separate Mechanized Brigade (military_unit) Kub-BLA (weapon_system) Russian Federation Armed Forces (military_unit) RMA (organization)

Source Reports

Stefan Korshak (Substack) →

Russian forces advanced in street fighting in Popasna, with Ukrainian forces giving some ground in the city.

Ukrainska Pravda →

Russian army launched an artillery strike on Severodonetsk on the morning of 29 April 2022

Ukrainska Pravda →

A shell hit a secondary school building causing it to catch fire

Ukrainska Pravda →

Rescuers reached the scene promptly and put out the fire

Kyiv Independent →

Heavy fighting is seen around Lysychansk and Sievierodonetsk

A Russian dismount reconnaissance and sabotage group (DRG) fired a rocket launcher at an evacuation convoy in Popasna.

Enemy high-precision strike drone 'Kub-BLA' was shot down in Luhansk region yesterday.

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Extracted: 2026-07-18T16:57:31.441Z

Source story: day-65-2023-02-10